Ahmad Huseinzadeh
Ahmad Huseinzadeh (Azerbaijani: Əhməd Hüseynzadə) — third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade.
Əhməd Hüseynzadə | |
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 Portrait by Ali bey Huseynzade | |
| Title | Third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1812 |
| Died | 1887 (aged 74–75) |
| Religion | Islam |
| School | Shia |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Tbilisi, Russian Empire |
| Period in office | 1862-1884 |
| Predecessor | Fazil Iravani |
| Successor | Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh |
| Post | Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus |
Early life
He was born in Salyan, moved to Tbilisi after his father's appointment as Sheikh ul-Islam. He was educated in Iraq and Tbilisi.
Sheikh ul Islam
He was appointed as Sheikh ul-Islam by Alexander II of Russia after Fazil Iravani's resignation with a monthly pension of 1600 rubles in 1862. He was appointed as head of Spiritual Council of Transcaucasian Shia Muslims, 5 April 1875. He was rewarded by third class Order of St. Vladimir in 1881. He resigned in 1884 and lived in Tbilisi where he died 3 years later.
Works
- Muallim-ul atghal fi tarige-talimi atfal
- Basaul nas-fi-mamlakatul Kafkas
- Tarikhi-adabiyyati-Turk
- Tarbiat-ul-atfal
- Dilgushah
Sources
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